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Number of passengers at Incheon airport forecast to hit record high since pandemic

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SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- The number of passengers traveling through the country's main gateway Incheon International Airport is expected to reach a record high Saturday ahead of a national holiday, since the outbreak of the pandemic, its operato
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S. Korean, U.S. navies hold combined exercise in waters off Okinawa

By Kang Yoon-seungSEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States staged a combined exercise in international waters off Okinawa this week, the military said Saturday, in yet another move highlighting the allies' joint defense posture
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Military reports 902 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 902 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 163,741, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 723 from the Army, 90 from the Air
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(LEAD) Police nab student for posting online terror threat against Yoon

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 1, 3-8)SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- Police on Saturday apprehended a university student who allegedly posted an online message threatening a terror attack on the home of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The man in his late teens w
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Police nab man for posting online terror threat against Yoon

SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- Police on Saturday apprehended a man who allegedly posted an online message threatening a terror attack on the home of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The man in his late teens was nabbed on the southern island of Geoje, about 400
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases drop as pandemic slows

(ATTN: ADDS more info throughout, photo)SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases inched down Saturday as the country works to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country added 12,048 COVID-19 infections, including 41 cases fr
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases drop as pandemic slows

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SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases inched down Saturday as the country works to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country added 12,048 COVID-19 infections, including 41 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 9 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,238: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 12,048 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 4.Korean-language dailies-- Inflation growth soars over 5 pct, nearly 14-year high(Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Consumer prices surge 5.4 pct, highest since global
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jun. 04 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul31/20Sunny20Incheon28/18Sunny20Suwon30/18Sunny20Cheongju30/19Cloudy
N. Korea reports 79,100 new fever cases amid antivirus fight

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SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea reported one new death and nearly 80,000 additional suspected COVID-19 cases Saturday.More than 79,100 people showed symptoms of fever and one death was reported over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous da
(URGENT) N. Korea reports 79,100 new fever cases, one new death amid COVID-19 outbreak

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Sung Kim reaffirms U.S. commitment to denuclearization, support for N. Korea against COVID-19

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, June 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim reaffirmed U.S. commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in talks with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, the state
Deputy Secretary of State Sherman to visit Seoul next week

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, June 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit South Korea next week, the State Department said Friday, amid growing concerns that North Korea may soon conduct a nuclear test.Her visit to Seoul w
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(2nd LD) New infections rebound to over 10,000 amid eased virus curbs

(ATTN: UPDATES with 9 p.m. figures in paras 5-6)SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 10,000 on Friday as the country is working to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country added 12,542 COVID-19 inf
Seoul provides US$3 mln to WFP's Ukraine relief project

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SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry has provided US$3 million to the World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency relief project toward Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said Friday.The WFP said about $2 million will be a
S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold vice ministerial meeting in Seoul next week

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SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a vice ministerial meeting in Seoul next week to discuss the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, and other regional and global issues, Seoul's foreign ministry s
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(LEAD) Swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. ambassador to S. Korea held

(ATTN: UPDATES with Goldberg's comments in 3rd para)SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Philip Goldberg has been formally sworn in as U.S. ambassador to South Korea, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul said Friday, as he plans to arrive here "later this summer
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(LEAD) Ukraine envoy hopes for weapons aid from S. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 10th para)SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's top envoy to Seoul on Friday expressed hope for weapons aid from South Korea to help fight the war with Russia.Ukrainian Ambassador to South Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko made the